Florida Beach Guide Pictures: Siesta Key near Sarasota

Siesta Beach was named the best beach on Dr. Beach's 2011 Top 10 Beach List and ranked No. 1 U.S. beach by TripAdvisor in 2015. The beach is on Siesta Key southwest of Sarasota, Florida.

Siesta Beach was named the best beach on Dr. Beach's 2011 Top 10 Beach List and ranked No. 1 U.S. beach by TripAdvisor in 2015. The beach is on Siesta Key southwest of Sarasota, Florida. (Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau)

Siesta Beach was named the best beach on Dr. Beach's 2011 Top 10 Beach List and ranked No. 1 U.S. beach by TripAdvisor in 2015. The beach is on Siesta Key southwest of Sarasota, Florida.

Siesta Beach was named the best beach on Dr. Beach's 2011 Top 10 Beach List and ranked No. 1 U.S. beach by TripAdvisor in 2015. The beach is on Siesta Key southwest of Sarasota, Florida. (Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau)

Siesta Beach was named the best beach on Dr. Beach's 2011 Top 10 Beach List and ranked No. 1 U.S. beach by TripAdvisor in 2015. The beach is on Siesta Key southwest of Sarasota, Florida.

Siesta Beach was named the best beach on Dr. Beach's 2011 Top 10 Beach List and ranked No. 1 U.S. beach by TripAdvisor in 2015. The beach is on Siesta Key southwest of Sarasota, Florida. (Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau)

The sand of Siesta Beach is soft and smooth, like velvet beneath your toes, silk between your fingers. It stretches out in a wide expanse of white lapped by turquoise water, and even on warm days the sand is cool and safe to navigate barefoot. I have walked along many of the loveliest beaches...

The sand of Siesta Beach is soft and smooth, like velvet beneath your toes, silk between your fingers. It stretches out in a wide expanse of white lapped by turquoise water, and even on warm days the sand is cool and safe to navigate barefoot. I have walked along many of the loveliest beaches... (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SARASOTA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU)